Galen NSG 3100 exam 1
1. What is the least effective decision making process: answer-
establishing assump- tions
2. what does the trial-and-error method of problem solving lack: answer
exactness
3. The research process of problem solving is: answer- most effective
when used by experienced nurses
4. why is the nursing process method used in nursing: answer- it creates
interaction between client and nurse, used to set healthcare needs and
goals and plans, and works well in all environments
5. what does critical thinking allow nurses to do during emergencies:
answer- recog- nize important cues
6. child cannot grasp the mechanics behind a spirometer so the nurse
uses balloons and jar of bubbles instead, what does this represent:
answer- creativity and critical thinking
7. what does it mean when a nurse has a feeling of something going wrong
or happening: intuition
8. a nurse observes a gsw patient and assumes the client is at an
increased risk for hypovolemic shock after observing the blood spurting
out of the wound. what is this an example of: answer- inductive reasoning
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, 9. while attending a nursing educator conference a nursing instructor
obtains information about the use of concept maps and pathways. the
instructor returns to work and uses these techniques, what does this
show?: creating an environment that supports critical thinking
10.what is the definition of the nursing process: systematic rational
method of planning and providing individualized nursing care
11.how are nursing cognitive skills learned: through reading and applying
health related literature
12.what nursing process phase identified the most current scope and stan-
dards of nursing practice thats not recognized by the NCLEX: outcomes
iden- tifications and diagnosis
13.during the interview phase, what will the nurse consider may have a
cultural implication?: physical distance between the nurse and client and
seating arrangement
14.what is an example of an open-ended question that the nurse may use
in the interview process: how have you been feeling lately
15.what is the name of the head to toe approach during a physical
assess- ment: cephalocaudal
16.what framework is based on 11 functional health patterns and collects
data about dysfunctional and functional behavior: Gordons functional
health patterns
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1. What is the least effective decision making process: answer-
establishing assump- tions
2. what does the trial-and-error method of problem solving lack: answer
exactness
3. The research process of problem solving is: answer- most effective
when used by experienced nurses
4. why is the nursing process method used in nursing: answer- it creates
interaction between client and nurse, used to set healthcare needs and
goals and plans, and works well in all environments
5. what does critical thinking allow nurses to do during emergencies:
answer- recog- nize important cues
6. child cannot grasp the mechanics behind a spirometer so the nurse
uses balloons and jar of bubbles instead, what does this represent:
answer- creativity and critical thinking
7. what does it mean when a nurse has a feeling of something going wrong
or happening: intuition
8. a nurse observes a gsw patient and assumes the client is at an
increased risk for hypovolemic shock after observing the blood spurting
out of the wound. what is this an example of: answer- inductive reasoning
1/4
, 9. while attending a nursing educator conference a nursing instructor
obtains information about the use of concept maps and pathways. the
instructor returns to work and uses these techniques, what does this
show?: creating an environment that supports critical thinking
10.what is the definition of the nursing process: systematic rational
method of planning and providing individualized nursing care
11.how are nursing cognitive skills learned: through reading and applying
health related literature
12.what nursing process phase identified the most current scope and stan-
dards of nursing practice thats not recognized by the NCLEX: outcomes
iden- tifications and diagnosis
13.during the interview phase, what will the nurse consider may have a
cultural implication?: physical distance between the nurse and client and
seating arrangement
14.what is an example of an open-ended question that the nurse may use
in the interview process: how have you been feeling lately
15.what is the name of the head to toe approach during a physical
assess- ment: cephalocaudal
16.what framework is based on 11 functional health patterns and collects
data about dysfunctional and functional behavior: Gordons functional
health patterns
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